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crucify
[ kroo-suh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross.
- to treat with gross injustice; persecute; torment; torture.
- to subdue (passion, sin, etc.).
crucify
/ ˈkruːsɪˌfaɪ /
verb
- to put to death by crucifixion
- slang.to defeat, ridicule, etc, totally
the critics crucified his performance
- to treat very cruelly; torment
- to subdue (passion, lust, etc); mortify
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Derived Forms
- ˈcruciˌfier, noun
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Other Words From
- cruci·fier noun
- un·cruci·fied adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crucify1
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Example Sentences
Thy fell undoings crucify afresh Thy Lord—who died alike for these and thee.
"Thou who wouldst crucify me upon Shushan," he said through his teeth.
In the eighteen books which follow, the word crucify appears but twice—in Hebrews (vi, 6) and in Revelation (xi, 8).
He has also power to avoid sin and to constantly crucify his flesh.
I ran away from him; I am a worthless fugitive, a thievish Phrygian slave, whom most masters would crucify.
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